Northeastern Illinois University ranked a top university for diverse graduates

Three of those rankings came in the master’s category for Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies, in which Northeastern ranked first in the nation among African American students, 10th in the nation among Hispanic students and fifth in the nation among all minority students. Northeastern’s undergraduate programs are ranked in 16 categories.

“These rankings recognize the work we do to maintain a welcoming culture and an expectation of success for students at Northeastern,” Interim President Richard Helldobler said. “I am never prouder than when I see our students cross the stage at Commencement to accept their diplomas, and that’s what these rankings underscore.”

Northeastern’s Top 100 Degree Producers rankings, based on 2015-16 U.S. Department of Education data, are as follows:

Earlier this year, U.S. News & World Report ranked Northeastern at the top for having the most diverse student population and graduating its students with the least amount of student debt among Midwest regional universities.

According to a report released in August by LendEDU, Northeastern students graduate with the 15th-lowest student loan debt nationally among public four-year colleges and universities and the lowest debt among all Illinois institutions.